Impact on online teaching learning process during covid-19: with reference to faculty of education, the open university of Sri Lanka

Abstract

The Open University of Sri Lanka played a vital role by teaching online during covid 19 pandemic to prove the educational system through open and distance mode. This study aims to identify the effectiveness of online teaching-learning process and investigate the possibilities of increasing online teaching learning process for undergraduate Students in faculty of education due to covid 19 Pandemic. This paper employs qualitative descriptive study using survey methods conducted online. The sample comprised the undergraduate students (117) the Departments of Early Childhood and Primary Education and Department of Special Need Education at The Open University of Sri Lanka. Online survey questionnaire for students and interviews via phones were used to collect data. One of the keys finding reveled that ICT and English knowledge of the majority of students are in average level. Further the findings revealed Saving time is one of the advantages of online teaching-learning process. 50% of the respondents have been identified due to network issues. Students have suggested a need of a broad bandwidth of internet access. According to data analysis 50.60%, Students are satisfied, and 35.5% students are quite satisfied about conducting online lectures during the covid19 pandemic. It can be concluded that the online learning system carried out during the COVID- 19 pandemic is effective and possibilities of increasing online teaching learning process.